gurugramUpdated: Jan 26, 2020 23:57 ISTThe city’s air quality deteriorated to settle in the ‘poor’ category of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s air quality index (AQI) bulletin on Sunday, with an index value of 246. However, with the IMD predicting a slight increase in wind speed till Tuesday, air quality in Gurugram is expected to improve. As per the early air quality warning system for Delhi-NCR, “The air quality is likely to improve marginally and reach in the lower end of very poor category on January 27. The air quality is likely to improve further remain in the poor category on January 28.”According to a CPCB forecast, however, Gurugram’s predicted AQI value between Monday and Wednesday ranges between 165 and 142 (in the ‘moderate’ category of the air quality index). The minimum temperature, too, rose marginally to record 7.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday from 7 degrees Celsius the previous day.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2020 18:22 UTC